Vulcan/packages/nova-lib/lib/settings.js

Telescope.settings = {};

Telescope.settings.get = function(setting, defaultValue) {

  const collection = Telescope.settings.collection;

  if (Meteor.isServer && Meteor.settings && typeof Meteor.settings[setting] !== "undefined") { // if on the server, look in Meteor.settings

    return Meteor.settings[setting];

  } else if (Meteor.settings && Meteor.settings.public && typeof Meteor.settings.public[setting] !== "undefined") { // look in Meteor.settings.public

    return Meteor.settings.public[setting];

  } else if (collection && collection.findOne() && typeof collection.findOne()[setting] !== "undefined") { // look in collection

    return Telescope.settings.collection.findOne()[setting];

  } else if (typeof defaultValue !== 'undefined') { // fallback to default

    return  defaultValue;

  } else { // or return undefined

    return undefined;

  }
};